3-Day Tour of Capri & Naples from Rome

Palazzo Colonna, Rome

Dating back to the 13th century, the Palazzo Colonna has been home to the aristocratic Colonna family for over 20 generations.

Dating back to the 13th century, the Palazzo Colonna has been home to the aristocratic Colonna family for over 20 generations. The Galleria Colonna, a 17th century Baroque architectural masterpiece, is the only part of the Palazzo that is open to the public. The ornate galleries, featuring breathtaking frescoes from the 16th-18th centuries, showcase the family’s sizeable private art collection which includes works by the likes of Salvatore Rosa, Guido Reni, Guercino and Annibale Carracci.

Completed in 1762 to a design by Nicola Salvi, this spectacular Baroque fountain features a mythological sculptural composition of Neptune, god of the sea, flanked by two Tritons: one Triton labours to control a violent sea-horse, the other controls a pacified creature, both symbolising the dual nature of the world's oceans